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Katy Perry released the song The One That Got Away. Date of release: 24/8/2010.

Release date: 24/8/2010
Duration: 03:47
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The meaning of the song 'The One That Got Away ', based on the lyrics
What is The One That Got Away about?
🎶 The One That Got Away song analysis
The song is about a lost love and the regret of not having been able to preserve that love.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘The One That Got Away’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
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Katy Perry - Short Biography

Katy Perry is a multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, and television personality. A self-proclaimed "Queen of Camp," Perry is renowned for her influence on modern pop music and her campy style. Having sold over 143 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Perry has released six studio albums, including One of the Boys (2008), Teenage Dream (2010), Prism (2013), Witness (2017), and Smile (2020). Each of her albums has spawned multiple chart-topping singles, including the iconic "I Kissed a Girl," "Firework," "Roar," and "Dark Horse." Perry has also earned various accolades, including a Billboard Spotlight Award, four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award.

In addition to her music career, Perry has gained notoriety for her off-stage works. She released an autobiographical documentary titled Katy Perry: Part of Me in 2012, voiced Smurfette in The Smurfs film series, and launched her own shoe line Katy Perry Collections in 2017. She has also served as a judge on American Idol for its sixteenth season in 2018 and is the most-followed woman and third most-followed person on Twitter, with over 100 million followers. Perry's acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show performance in 2015 is the most watched in history.
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- The One That Got Away is a song by American pop singer Katy Perry.
- The song was written by Perry, Dr. Luke and Max Martin, and produced by Dr. Luke and Martin, who also produced Perry's previous single, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)."
- "The One That Got Away" is a mid-tempo (134 bpm) pop ballad about a lost love.
- It is the sixth single from Perry's second album, Teenage Dream.
- While many rumors were circulating about the sixth single from Teenage Dream, featuring both "Peacock" and "Hummingbird Heartbeat," Perry herself announced the next single.
- The video was released on November 11, 2011 on Perry's VEVO channel on YouTube.
- Katy Perry said, "I'm so excited to announce 'The One That Got Away' as my sixth single because this song shows a very different side of me that I haven't shown with my previous singles on this album. I think everyone can relate to this song. I wrote it with the idea that what if you promised someone you would stay with them forever, but you couldn't keep your promise?

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